Projects

Detailed below are a range of projects that have been either been delivered directly by the MGSDP partners, or by others within the MGSDP area. These projects are noted as examples of the significant investment and progress being made in the MGSDP area.

- A series of linked SuDS ponds in Ruchill Park to manage surface water prior to discharge to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Firhill Basin. They use natural methods to store water, providing base level of treatment, and then controlling its release.

- A £14m project to construct a 1300m long, 2.7m diameter flood by-pass tunnel, with a capacity of 11.8 cubic meters per second, from the Camlachie Burn at Camlachie Street to the River Clyde. The Camlachie Burn Overflow created additional capacity in the lower section of the Camlachie Burn to allow the development of flood alleviation schemes. The works were constructed in conjunction with the East End Regeneration Route and in advance of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village.

- A regional SuDS pond designed to receive flows from the Toryglen area - including the National Indoor Football area and local redevelopment - to attenuation surface water flow into the Mallsmire Burn.

- Scottish Waters' programme of work over the current and future investment periods, which will improve river water quality and the natural environment of the River Clyde, enable the Greater Glasgow area to continue to grow and develop, alleviate sewer flooding and deal with the effects of increased rainfall and climate change. The investment includes upgrades to Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO's) and improvements to the wastewater network across the MGSDP area to address water quality and aesthetic drivers, and to reduce the risks and impacts of flooding.

- A regional SuDS pond designed to receive flows from a significant area (c.36ha), thereby removing c.27,000m³ of surface water from the combined sewer to provide a more efficient and effective approach to surface water management and reduce capacity constraints to enable development.

- A £10M flood prevention scheme completed in 2016 by Renfrewshire Council for a 3m high embankment and a new underground pumping station at the Mill Burn at Fingal Road to protect more than 300 homes and businesses in North Renfrew from combination of tidal surges and overflow from the burn that has created flooding problems in the north end of Renfrew since the area was reclaimed from the river 300 years ago.

- Undertaken by East Dunbartonshire Council (EDC) in open recreational area and parkland adjacent to Conon Avenue, Bearsden, was completed in late 2014. The project utilises a former skating pond and play park area to function as flood storage areas during storm events, reducing the risks and impacts of flooding to adjacent properties along Conon Avenue.

- Scottish Water is building a 3.1 mile-long waste water tunnel in the south of Glasgow as part of the biggest upgrade of the city's waste water network in more than a century. The £100m tunnel is being constructed from Craigton Industrial Estate, and will run under Bellahouston Park, Pollok Park, along Titwood Road to Queen's Park where it ties into the existing sewer network. The project will improve water quality in the River Clyde and its tributaries and reduce the risks and impacts of floodingat key locations.

- Two major projects delivered by Scottish Water to tackle flooding that has affected 47 properties in the Springburn area of Glasgow have been completed as part of Scottish Water's ongoing investment in the city's waste water infrastructure. The projects, which involved a total investment of more than £16m, will reduce the risk of flooding which has affected 34 properties in the Elmvale Row area and 13 in the Avonspark Street area nearby.

- Scottish Water is investing £10m in improvements to the wastewater infrastructure in the Yoker area of Glasgow and part of Clydebank, which will help improve the water quality and natural environment of the River Clyde and tackle flooding issues. This includes a new sewer tunnel in Yoker, which is being installed using a special tunnel boring machine.

- A SuDS basin constructed in Croftfoot Park to attenuate surface runoff from Croftfoot Park was completed in December 2016 to reduce the risk and impacts of flooding in Croftpark Avenue and areas further downstream.

- In addition to looking good and potentially saving energy by helping to insulate a building, a green roof is a very effective way to deliver multiple benefits in terms of surface water management, bio-diversity, air quality and urban heat mitigation. Here are some examples of green roofs in the MGSDP area.